Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"Counting today, we have to defend for three days! Within three days, the adults will definitely send troops over!" Qian Qi said with certainty.These words are not only to give confidence to the soldiers under him, but also to give him confidence.

But some people still expressed doubts about Qian Qi's words, and a soldier asked from the side: "Deputy Army Commander, will your lord really come?"

Qian Qi nodded affirmatively again, and said, "Sure! Have you ever heard of our adults abandoning their brothers?"

With Qian Qi's affirmation, the soldiers around him also seemed to have reinforcements coming, and they all let go of their hearts, chatting and laughing.

It is now the dusk of the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.Throughout the day today, Chuangying continued to attack the three walls of Ningling County.Although the repeated attacks on the city that broke into the camp were repulsed in the end, the losses in the city were also heavy.

The number of soldiers in the Runing Army has been reduced to 450, and the number of young and strong men in the city has also been reduced to more than 700.Although Bo Ding had already mobilized all the men in the city, more than 400 men were added to help defend the city.

But among these males, there are gray-haired old men and young men who have just changed their deciduous teeth. They are really useless. Qian Qi can only arrange them behind the second city wall and train them like sharpening their guns. The last reserve team.

The weapons for defending the city were also depleted.Frequent firing caused more than [-] firecrackers to be scrapped.When Yu Zilian took away the militia, he also took away all the defensive weapons in the city, leaving only two swarms and five ten thousand enemies.

But today, the five Ten Thousand Enemies were all used up in a critical moment, and Qian Qi sent two of them to the second wall by Qian Qi. Therefore, in the next defense of the city, the Runing Army will no longer have such an attack. The defensive weapon of the city.

"My lord! I heard that you were the first to talk to your lord. Can you tell me about your lord?" Deputy company commander Yang Wu asked Qian Qi.

"Huh?" Qian Qi was confused by the two "adults".So he asked in confusion, "You are asking the old conductor!"

Seeing Yang Wu nodded, Qian Qi smiled and said: "I was one of the 200 people who followed the old commander out of the capital. In fact, when I was in Beijing, I was a soldier under the old commander. But the old commander was Nancheng at that time. The commander of the soldiers and horses may not have recognized me as a soldier at that time."

"Then why did your lord and Mr. Du Si leave Beijing at that time?" Just like the rural people now yearn to live in a big city, the people in the Ming Dynasty also yearned to live in Beijing, so Yang Wu didn't I can understand Wu Shigong and Qian Qi's behavior of leaving Beijing to serve as military attache in Henan.

"I don't know about the old commander! But at that time, the only ones who followed the old commander from Nancheng Bingmasi were Deputy Commander Zhou and me." Of course, it was impossible for Qian Qi to tell Yang Wu the real reason why Wu Shigong left the capital. After my father passed away, thanks to the care of the old commander, my eldest brother and I were arranged to join the Nancheng Military Division. But when the old commander left the capital, I was kicked out by my family, and I couldn't stay in the capital. Lah! So I can only follow the old commander!" Facing the desperate situation, Qian Qi's heart was completely opened, and she expressed the pain in her heart.

"Why?" Yang Wu asked strangely.

"I was born to my father's concubine! I was not born to my mother."

"The lord's mother is really..., really...!"

"Don't talk about it. My son won't say anything about his parents!" Qian Qi smiled bitterly. "The old conductor has always said: as big as a person's structure is, he can do as big a career! So we are doing big things now, and we must be big. What? Didn't you learn it in the cultural class?"

"Of course I have!" Yang Wu also laughed. "However, learning to write is much more troublesome than training swords and guns! Besides, the younger ones also know that Master Du Si is right, but when something happens, as long as anyone is not nice to the younger one, the younger one will take revenge on anyone! You are much younger, my lord, no wonder you can be small adults."

Yang Wu's words immediately amused Qian Qi.He laughed for a while and said: "Actually, everyone likes to be happy with each other. I am the same, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. But for our Runing Army, we always have to give up something. By the way, are you Those in Beizhili who joined the Runing Army. Among that group of soldiers, you should be the fastest promoted!"

"My lord, don't talk about it. When you talk about this topic, you will lose all your face to grandma's house." Yang Wu said aggrievedly, "There are two relatives who joined the Runing Army with you. One is the younger seventh brother, and now he is a company commander in the Runing Army. The other is the brother-in-law of the younger seventh brother, who is now the leader of the militia. Oh! It is the militia in Ehuzhai! It is the younger The official is the smallest."

"Oh?" Qian Qi was a little surprised, "The head of Ehuzhai is your relative? Why didn't you introduce me to Ehuzhai last time when you went to Ehuzhai with me?"

"My lord, the little one blushes when I say it. The little one feels uncomfortable seeing the whole regiment leader. When I first arrived in Runing, the little one was going to get married, so I borrowed some money from the whole regiment leader's house. Unexpectedly The head of the whole regiment gave all the dowry money from his own marriage to the younger one, and now the whole head of the regiment is a bachelor. Alas——!"

Hearing some interesting stories among his subordinates, Qian Qi also laughed hahaha, and then he persuaded: "The whole regiment leader is very kind, and won't take these old rotten millet matters to heart! I see you are overthinking!"

"Of course the head of the whole group is fine. But the little one feels guilty when he sees him!" Yang Wu also laughed along with Qian Qi, "Actually, the head of the whole group is fine, the little one is most afraid of seeing Aunt Quan!"

The two laughed louder.After laughing for a while, Yang Wu asked again: "I don't know if our Runing Army can repel these 10 Shan bandits this time."

"That's for sure!" Qian Qi replied without hesitation, "If you want to say who I admire most in Qian Qi's life, it must be our adults. There are no people, money but no money, horses but no horses, weapons but no weapons, but in the past seven or eight years, such a big situation as our Runing Army has broken out. Also, you and the old commander have nothing to do. How did you get in touch. The old commander really treated us well! People are really willing to work hard for him. When you have the opportunity to enter the old commander's personal team in the future, follow the old commander more and learn more from him, and you will You will know how wise and powerful the old conductor is!"

Yang Wu's eyes showed yearning, but then his eyes darkened, and he said a little discouraged: "I don't know if this Ningling County can be held, and I don't know if I have a chance to come to Mr. Du Si's side." to study."

"The loss is a bit big. Two of the five company commanders were killed or injured." As for his own people, Qian Qi didn't need to hide it. "If this continues, there may not be enough soldiers guarding the outer city wall. But it's nothing. We Just stick to it for one night, and then immediately retreat to the second city wall. The distance between the city walls there is much shorter, and our city guards are basically enough.

However, although the third city wall has been built at the county government, that city wall is built according to the wall of the mansion, and its strength cannot be compared with the city wall, so it has no effect.So the second wall is also our last line of defense.

Besides, the space behind the third city wall is too small to accommodate so many people in the city. Who will be given up by then?Therefore, on the second city wall, we must guard for the next two days. "

"Then the family members of County Magistrate Yu still occupy such a large area in the county government! Can we drive them all out!" Speaking of Yu Zilian who took away the militia, Yang Wu was full of anger.

"I know you are angry about your company commander being seriously injured. But didn't I tell you just now? There must be a pattern! A pattern!" Qian Qi scolded with a smile, and then Qian Qi explained, "Besides, Yu Zhixian brought The militia also went to fight the Shaanxi bandits. What if he wanted to flee with his troops? Hmph!"

After being silent for a while, Yang Wu finally asked the most worrying thing in his heart: "My lord, do you think the main force will really arrive within three days?"

Qian Qi was also a little troubled when he heard this question, and from the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to deceive his brothers who fought side by side with him.So after thinking about it for a while, Qian Qi smiled and said, "Does it matter if you come or not? Our family members and children are all by the old conductor's side. With the old conductor's care, their future of wealth and honor and their glory and glory will also be the same." Destined. What have we to worry about?"

After hearing Qian Qi's answer, the soldiers around couldn't stop laughing.There is always endless tragedy in the ridiculous sound.

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Contrary to the expectations of the Runing Army guarding Ningling County, they broke into the camp and attacked at night on the [-]th.After repelling the three consecutive sieges of the battalion, the defenders who were short of troops were finally attacked by the battalion for the fourth time.

Fortunately, because the four gates of Ningling County were blocked by sand and stones at this time, it was impossible for the intruders to flood in from the gates.Therefore, under the interception of some soldiers of the Runing Army, most of the soldiers and young men defending the city retreated to the second city wall under the leadership of Qian Qi.

However, due to the haste of the retreat, a cannon on the outer city wall was too late to be destroyed, and it fell into the hands of the camp.However, those Runing Army soldiers who blocked them also lit the fire point that had been placed between the two city walls long ago, forming a wall of fire to prevent the camp from attacking.This also caused the houses between the two city walls to basically be burned.

All the more than 200 Runing Army soldiers who intercepted were killed.Among them is Yang Wu, the deputy company commander of the Guide Army. (To be continued..)